Tag Archive: colloqualism

Apr 24 2012

“Extortion” and “Blackmail”: Colloqualisms and Rhetorical Hyperbole

Our own Oscar Michelen wrote a blog post concerning the recent NY Supreme Court appeals ruling in the case of “Melius vs. Glacken” that the word “extortionist” is NOT defamatory. Last year, ELI (through me and Oscar Michelen) came under attack, legally threatened, and accused of defamation by stock photo agency collection lawyers for using …

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